The Demonoid is no longer accessible to Italy after the Italian Regulator has ordered local ISPs to block access to the site following a complaint from Sony, Warner and Universal.
TorrentFreak says, Italy gave the regulator increased power, thus allowing the decision to block the site without any legal review.
Όπως ίσως γνωρίζετε , μετά από σχεδόν δύο χρόνια απραξίας, ο tracker Demonoid επανήλθε πίσω στις αρχές αυτού του έτους. Στο χρονικό διάστημα που είναι και πάλι online, έχει καταφέρει να ξαναχτίσει κάποια κοινότητα και συλλέγει και πάλι τα εκατομμύρια των επισκεπτών που είχε τις ένδοξες μέρες κάθε μήνα. Το γεγονός επέστησε την προσοχή διαφόρων κατόχων πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.
FIMI, an anti-piracy group representing Sony, Warner and Universal, complained to AGCOM (Communications Regulatory Authority) last month and managed to take action against Demonoid after it was deemed to be infringing copyright. As always, instead of asking ISPs to block access to various works that constitute infringement, such as those of Italian artists represented by the aforementioned Companies, the regulatory body proceeded to seize the entire site. This is an attitude we have seen from many copyright holders and their representatives, such as when Google was requested to remove pages from the site and not links to the infringing content.
AGCOM's competencies are challenged by consumer groups.
TorrentFreak spoke with Fulvio Sarzana, a lawyer specializing in Internet and copyright issues. He believes the new mandate to block Demonoid is very broad because the judgment of the Court of Rome refers to illegal content only, and not to the entire site.
"Demonoid will do well to challenge what appears to be illegal," Sarzana encouraged the site's administrators, adding that AGCOM's actions could well be unconstitutional.
In fact, there have been very few consumer groups that have asked the court to reconsider the legality of AGCOM decisions. The Court of Rome has forwarded these complaints to the Constitutional Court, which will examine and decide whether AGCOM's proceedings violate the right to freedom of expression and freedom of speech.
Μέχρι τότε, όμως, η AGCOM θα συνεχίσει να καταδικάζει επιχειρήσεις ως συνήθως, και κατά πάσα πιθανότητα θα μπλοκάρει περισσότερες websites κατά τους επόμενους μήνες και μέχρι να βγει μια απόφαση από το Συνταγματικό Δικαστήριο.
